Unpacking Sensitive Research - Epistemological and Methodological Implications

The term -sensitive research- is applied to a wide range of issues and settings. It is used to denote projects that may involve risk to people, stigmatising topics, and/or require a degree of sensitivity on behalf of the researcher. Rather than take the notion of -sensitive research- for granted, this collection unpacks and challenges what the term means.

This book is a collective endeavour to reflect on research practices around -sensitive research-, providing in-depth explorations about what this label means to different researchers, how it is done - including the need to be sensitive as a researcher - and what impacts this has on methods and knowledge creation. The book includes chapters from researchers who have explored a diverse range of research topics, including sex and sexuality, death, abortion, and learning disabilities, from several disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, anthropology, health services research and interdisciplinary work. The researchers in